Under general supervision, schedules all division surgeries and incidental testing. Ensures that all primary care referrals are handled according to practice and payer guidelines. Ensures that referral and pre-authorization activities are undertaken in order to provide maximum patient and provider satisfaction and maximum reimbursement; and other duties as assigned.

Candidate must encompass the following Core Values:

* Patients first, together

* Always do the right thing

* Leave it better than you found it

* Drive at mastery

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

* High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

* Two years related medical office experience

* Accurate data entry skills

* Current knowledge of payer requirements for referrals and preauthorization.

* Knowledge of IDX or similar computerized billing system

* Knowledge of ICD-9 and CPT coding

* General understanding of back office operations

* Strong customer service skills

* PC proficiency

* Medical terminology preferred

Essential Functions

* Schedules surgical cases daily following specified clinical and time allocation guidelines via automated

scheduling systems through telephone contact with physicians' offices, fax, website retrieval, or

personally with the physician and/or resident; uses manual systems in the event of automated

system downtime

* Interprets clinical requirements to effectively manipulate the schedule continually to achieve

optimum placement of cases, customer satisfaction, and accurate patient charging

* Collaborates daily with the appropriate Nursing personnel and respective staff to coordinate surgical

schedule to provide optimum use of the operating rooms and facilities

* Proactively communicates with the appropriate staff regarding special requests for personnel,

equipment and facilities; scheduling conflicts arising from resource requests are resolved with

management staff to ensure resource availability and optimum use of the facilities before finalizing

schedules